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On the advice of military and political leaders, the czar abdicates.
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Germany sent the exiled bolshevik leader across germany to the russian frontier on a special sealed train. This was because germany wanted to weaken russia, its enemy, by helping lenin return home.
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Lenin arrives in Petrograd, Russia
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In exile, Lenin published State and Revolution (1917) proposing government by the soviets (worker-, soldier- and peasant-elected councils) rather than by a parliamentary body.
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Lenin goes into hiding and flee to Finland. Lenin felt that the Provisional Government must be overthrown by an armed uprising. He returned to Russia three months later to head the revolution.
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In just a few lenin's red guards and mutinus sailors overthrew the provisional government.
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Two revolutions lead to the creation of a Communist government in Russia
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Lenin sought peace with germany to focus their energy at home. The new Bolshevik government signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk which gave them peace with germany in exchange for a huge chunk of territory and population.
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Allthough Lenin triumphed, he faced an immense job of rebuilding a nation in ruins.
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Lenin adopts new economic policy
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Lenin expresses grave doubts about Stalin's ambitious nature.
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Communist government creates constitution; USSR.
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Lenin dies suddenly and sets off a power struggle between Communist leaders.
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Stalin's 5-yr plan for Soviet economic growth begins
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Stalin's compromise with capitalism helped the Soviet economy recover; food and industrial production match pre-war levels.
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Stalin isolates Trotsky in the party and Trotsky flees the country. He continues to criticise Stalin in exile.
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New York Stock market crashes; triggers global depression.
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Stalin launches the Great Purge. Millions will be executed or sent to forced labor camps.
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Chinese Communists make epic retreat known as the Long March. The result was the loss of 50% of communist army.
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German forces invade Poland. WWII begins.
